Legal
June 12, 2015 at 3:37 pm
New York law enforcement officials have written to eBay Inc. and PayPal Inc. this week, saying the companies revised user policies "raise issues" under consumer protection laws. The updated user agreements would allow the e-commerce company and the payments division it's spinning off to contact users by phone for offers and promotions, to collect a…
June 11, 2015 at 2:24 pm
A new lawsuit is threatening the accessibly feminist image on which Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso has essentially built her career. Former Nasty Gal employee Aimee Concepcion has filed a suit against the company which alleges that she and three other female employees were illegally terminated after becoming pregnant. According to the complaint, originally reported…
June 8, 2015 at 2:17 pm
Four former store detectives employed by CVS in New York filed a class-action lawsuit against the drugstore chain last week, accusing their bosses of ordering them to target black and Hispanic shoppers. The lawsuit, filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan, also alleged that the detectives were fired after they complained about racial discrimination, against…
June 3, 2015 at 2:20 pm
A shareholder class-action lawsuit has been filed against Sears Holdings alleging the company's plan to sell its prime real estate holdings to a trust controlled by CEO Eddie Lampert would strip the struggling retailer of one of its last remaining valuable assets, leaving it a debt-laden, money-losing renter in its own stores. The proposed $2.5…
June 2, 2015 at 1:45 pm
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Muslim woman who has sued retailer Abercrombie & Fitch when the store failed to hire her because she wore a headscarf in observance of her religion. The court ruled 8-1 that the company failed to accommodate Samantha Elauf's religious needs when she was not hired on the…
June 1, 2015 at 1:51 pm
A class action lawsuit against J.C. Penney could destroy the pricing strategies of many retailers. The same litigation could make it far more difficult for traditional retailers like J.C. Penney to compete with bulk discounters like Costco Wholesale and e-commerce specialists like Amazon.com.
May 28, 2015 at 2:56 pm
Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan has settled his lawsuit against Wal-Mart over a highway crash that killed one man and left Morgan and two friends seriously injured. Morgan's lawyer, Benedict Morelli, said he and Wal-Mart worked diligently to reach the settlement for the plaintiffs and their families. "Wal-Mart took full responsibility for the accident, which we greatly…
May 20, 2015 at 5:00 pm
A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit that accuses J.C. Penney of marking up retail prices on apparel and accessories to trick shoppers into believing they were getting good deals when the items went on sale. In a decision on Monday, U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles said it was possible "in…
May 19, 2015 at 4:18 pm
After facing a volley of lawsuits from Dov Charney and his allies, American Apparel is firing back by accusing its ousted chief executive of running a "scorched earth campaign" as he tries to regain control of the company. The Los Angeles clothing maker said Charney is violating the terms of a deal that he agreed…
May 18, 2015 at 2:29 pm
The owner of several of the world’s best-known luxury brands has filed a fresh lawsuit against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., the latest challenge to the Chinese e-commerce giant’s assertions that it fights the sale of counterfeit goods on its platforms. The lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Manhattan by Gucci, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent and…
